Us Attorney Scandal

Officials Disagree Over F.B.I. and U.S. Attorney Involvement in Nevada ACORN Investigation

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Natalie Collins, Voter Fraud, Registration Fraud, Black Voters, Bob Walsh, Nevada, Acorn, Latino Voters, Vote Fraud, Voter Registration, Ross Miller, John Conyers, John McCain, F.B.I., Voter Suppression, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Scandal, U.S. Attorney, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Spokespeople for Nevada's top federal and state law enforcement authorities have staked out different positions when asked whether federal officials a...

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Dangerous New Turn in Justice Department Investigation

David C. Iglesias | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Alberto Gonzales, US Attorneys Scandal, David Iglesias, US Attorney Scandal, In Justice David Iglesias, David Iglesias US Attorney, Politics News
David C. Iglesias

Last week, non-partisan investigators recommended the appointing of a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal laws were violated in my ouster and that of my colleagues.

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David Iglesias Feels 100 Percent Vindicated

Julia Goldberg | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Heather Wilson, Department of Justice, Pete Domenici, David Iglesias, New Mexico, US Attorney Scandal, Politics News
Julia Goldberg

On Monday, Sept. 29, the long-awaited report from the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General on the 2006 firings of nine US attorneys...

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Gonzales, DOJ Officials Sued By Attorneys

ABC's The Blotter | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Justice Department Officials Sued, US Attorney Scandal, Alberto Gonzales Sued, Politics News

Six attorneys rejected from civil service positions at the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a...

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U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

Murray Waas | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

Read More: US Attorneys Scandal, Doj Scandal, US Attorney Scandal, White House Us Attorney Firings, Justice Department Scandal, Home News
Murray Waas

The Justice Department investigation into the firings of nine U.S. attorneys has been extended to encompass allegations that senior White House offici...

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Jason Linkins

Slate's Mapped Diagram Of Administration Wrongdoing Demonstrates The Awfulness Of Alberto Gonzalez

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Wrongdoing, Bush White House, Torture, George W. Bush, Wiretapping, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Politics News

The only thing in all the world I love more than flowcharts, which are awesome, are Venn diagrams. I especially adore interactive Venn diagrams and I...

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Gov. Siegelman at Netroots Nation: Bush's Undoing?

Sam Seder | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Don Siegelman Case, Don Siegelman, Netroots Nation, Justice Department, US Attorney Scandal, Karl Rove Don Siegelman, Politics News
Sam Seder

The former Governor of Alabama will be making a court sanctioned trip out of Alabama to join me at Netroots Nation to discuss his case and the corruption that exists in the Department of Justice.

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Fired US Attorney: Ashcroft Was "Pushed Out" Because He "Refused To Sign Off On The Warrantless Wiretaps"

Think Progress | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ashcroft Hospital Bed, US Attorneys Scandal, Bush Warrantless Wiretapping, John Ashcroft, John Ashcroft Warrantless Wiretapping, US Attorney Scandal, Domestic Spying Program, Warrantless Wiretapping, James Comey, Bush Domestic Spying, David Iglesias, Politics News

In March 2004, then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign an order extending President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program "amid ...

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Rep. Linda Sanchez: Rove Should Go To Jail (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove Subpoena, Karl Rove Testimony, Karl Rove Testify, Karl Rove, Linda Sanchez Video, US Attorney Scandal, Linda Sanchez, Rove Jail, Karl Rove US Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove US Attorney Scandal, Rove Testify, US Attorneys Scandal, Rove Jail Video, Don Siegelman, Dan Abrams, Karl Rove Don Siegelman, Politics News

Karl Rove refused to appear before a House Judiciary subcommittee, ignoring a subpoena from Congress for the second time. The chairwoman of the subco...

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Karl Rove, The White House And The Rule Of Law

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Karl Rove, Constitution, House Judiciary Committee, Karl Rove Subpoena, US Attorneys Scandal, Karl Rove Testimony, Karl Rove Testify, Don Siegelman, US Attorney Scandal, Karl Rove US Attorneys Scandal, Rove Testify, Karl Rove US Attorney Scandal, Karl Rove Don Siegelman, Politics News
Rep. John Conyers

Yesterday it became clear Rove and the White House believe they are in a class entirely by themselves -- a separate group that is above the reach of a subpoena and, consequently, above the law.

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Rove Ignores Subpoena, Refuses To Testify

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political...

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Alberto Gonzo Returns With A Lecture On Equality

The Carpetbagger Report | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales Unemployed, Bush Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales Career, Alberto Gonzales, US Attorney Scandal, Attorney General, Politics News

We haven't heard too much from Alberto Gonzales since he resigned in disgrace as Attorney General. He was last seen struggling to find a job in his pr...

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Justice for Sale: How Big Tobacco and the GOP teamed up to crush Democrats in the South

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bob Riley, Big Tobacco, Karl Rove, Paul Minor, Don Siegelman, Haley Barbour, US Attorney Scandal, Doj, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

Part VII of the Permanent Republican Majority Series by Larisa Alexandrovna and Muriel Kane Almost immediately after his appointment as US Attorney...

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White House Subpoena Battle Hits Courts

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: US Attorney Scandal, Harriet Miers, Josh Bolten, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, House Judiciary Committee, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Congress was trying to be diplomatic when it brought an unprecedented lawsuit to settle its subpoena fight against the White House,...

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Attorney General firing scandal's unintended consequences

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, US Attorneys Scandal, US Attorneys, David Iglesias, US Attorney Scandal, David Iglesias US Attorney, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

My U.S. News colleague Emma Schwartz interviewed David Iglesias, the former U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, who was fired for political ...

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Coming this Sunday in New York Times: Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias Hits Back at Karl Rove, Others

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Attorney Scandal, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, David Iglesias, Rove, Iglesias, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

In an interview in Sunday 's New York Times Magazine, David Igelsias, fired by the Bush administration in the U.S. Attorney scandal, tackles a wide range of issues.

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Will The US Attorney Scandal Come Up In Heather Wilson's Race?

Julia Goldberg | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Heather Wilson, Pete Domenici, New Mexico, US Attorney Scandal, David Iglesias, Primary, Steve Pearce, Politics News
Julia Goldberg

It kind of seems that the time is ripe for US Rep. Steve Pearce, R-NM, to bring up this issue as it relates to US Rep. Heather Wilson, R-NM, as the two battle in one of the most closely-watched primaries in the US.

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Is Rove ready?

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dirty Tricks, Karl Rove, John McCain-Jack Abramoff, Political Corruption, US Attorney Scandal, Barack Obama, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

Karl Rove asks: Is Barack Obama is ready for Prime Time? (as though someone requested his opinion). Strangely, after Murdoch purged the WSJ of actual ...

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Karl Rove, White House Surface In Rezko Trial

Chicago Tribune | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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More bombshells were lobbed in the Antoin "Tony" Rezko trial even before the jury was seated this morning and they involved a purported attempt to pul...

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Mississippi Supreme Court Justice: Bush US Attorney Targeted My Wife, Supporters and Friends

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Noel Hillman, Karl Rove, Don Siegelman, US Attorney Dunnica Lampton, Paul Minor, US Attorney Scandal, Judge Wes Teel, Judge John Whitfield, Alabama, Jr., Justice Oliver E. Diaz, Mississippi, Political Prosecutions, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

Folks, you really need to read this. While it is a very long piece, it is absolutely imperative that it be read and reacted to. Republican effort ja...

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It's official, Alabama is the Soviet Union...

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 04.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Governor Haley Barbour, Gop, Rep. Mike Hubbard, Paul Minor, US Attorney Dunnica Lampton, US Attorney Scandal, Intimidation Tactis, Alabama, Justice Oliver E. Diaz Jr., US Attorney Leura Canary, Mississippi, Ergon Inc., John Whitfield, Wes Teel, US Attorney Alice Martin, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

When I lived behind the iron curtain, my parents taught me never to talk anyone about anything. This caveat was not restricted to the typical warning ...

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An Open Letter to Powerline (And Others): For the Love of Karl Rove?

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 03.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Selective Prosecution, Karl Rove, US Attorney Scandal, Nick Bailey, Doj, Alabama, Noel Hillman, Bill Canary, Alice Martin, Don Siegelman, CBS News, William Pryor, Leura Canary, 60 Minutes, Mark Fuller, Lanny Young, Politics News
Larisa Alexandrovna

If Mr. Rove had no involvement, as he claims, in the political prosecution of Don Siegelman, then why does he not appear before Congress and testify under oath?

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CREW: Bush Administration Lost More Than 10 Million Emails

CREW | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Missing White House Emails, Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Gonzales Justice Department, Bush Administration, US Attorney Scandal, White House Emails, Bush Justice Department, George W. Bush, Justice Department, CREW Lawsuit, Politics News

CREW's Anne Weismann told crn.com that the number of missing e-mails from the White House far surpasses the widely stated total of five million. It co...

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Leahy: Rove Cannot Claim Executive Privilege In US Attorney Scandal

Associated Press | Laurie Kellman | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics

Read More: Alberto Gonzales and Fired US Attorneys, Fired, Karl Rove, Patrick Leahy, U.S. Attorney Scandal, George W. Bush, Politics News

A Senate chairman acknowledged explicitly on Thursday that President Bush was not involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys last winter and therefore ...

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